Sunday 16 August 2026

10 result(s) for “SIMANDOU 2040”

Pétrole

San Pedro: future oil lung of Ivory Coast

The government, through the Minister of Mines, Oil and Energy, Mamadou Sangafowa Coulibaly, confirms the construction of a second refinery in San Pedro, a titanic project which should triple the national refining capacity before 2040 and propel the country to the rank of West African energy hub. It was in Yamoussoukro...

par Franck Oulaï
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Africa

Simandou 2040: Guinea courts the financial markets with Bloomfield

The Minister Director of Cabinet of the Presidency and Chairman of the Simandou 2040 Strategic Committee, Djiba Diakité, received Stanislas Zézé, CEO of Bloomfield Investment Corporation, the leading African financial rating agency, a few days ago. At the heart of the discussions, the improvement of Guinea's sovereign...

par Mohamed Fofana
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Africa

Guinea: an alumina refinery worth $1.68 billion

The Guinean State is taking a decisive step forward in its policy of local transformation of mineral resources. The signing of a strategic agreement with the Chinese giant Chalco Guinea Company for the construction of an alumina refinery in Boffa marks a key step in the realization of the Simandou 2040 program, which a...

par Franck Oulaï
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Hydraulique

Drinking water: BNETD in charge in Guéyo

The National Bureau of Technical Studies and Development (BNETD) is leading the project management of a structuring drinking water supply project in Guéyo, in the south-west of Côte d'Ivoire. With a production capacity of 14,000 m³ per day, this infrastructure covers the needs of more than 30 localities. A step forward...

par Franck Oualï
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Industrial zones

Bouaké: an industrial and logistics zone of international scope

The start of the feasibility study for the Bouaké Logistics and Industrial Zone (ZLIB) was officially given at the beginning of May. Designed as a lever for economic transformation, this ambitious project is part of the National Logistics Program 2026-2040, with a colossal budget of 9,800 billion FCFA.

par Jessica Coulibaly
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Africa

Guinea: GPC Groupe raises USD 40 million in Kigali to accelerate its development

La Guinéenne de Prestation et de Construction Groupe, Ecobank Guinée and the Société Financière Internationale have sealed, on the sidelines of the Africa CEO Forum 2026, a structuring financing agreement of 40 million US dollars. A strong signal sent to investors about the potential of the Guinean private sector.

par Jessica Coulibaly
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Africa

Simandou Academy: Guinea relies on people to transform its wealth

Guinea is launching a unique educational initiative backed by its mining mega-project, Simandou Academy, to train executives capable of leading its economic transformation. A bet on youth that goes beyond national borders.

par Franck Oulaï
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Africa

SIMANDOU 2040: Guinea transforms its subsoil into an engine of continental power

The Republic of Guinea officially launched, in November 2025, the first export of iron ore from the Simandou deposit, marking the start of a fifteen-year development program capable of reshaping the economic balance of the African continent.

par Mohamed Fofana
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Industry

PND 2026-2030: Ivory Coast is banking on 175 billion euros to change scale

Drawing on lessons learned from three successive planning cycles, the Ivorian Government under the Presidency of H.E Alassane OUATTARA is launching its fourth National Development Plan (PND), the most ambitious in its contemporary history. With a colossal envelope of 114,838.5 billion FCFA, Abidjan intends to raise the...

par Mohamed Fofana
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Industry

PND 2021-2025: Five years of betting on transformation

At the end of an ambitious five-year cycle, Côte d'Ivoire takes stock of its third National Development Plan (PND). With an overall envelope of 59,000 billion FCFA, the PND 2021-2025 had the vision of “placing the Ivorian at the heart of the economic and social development” of the country. With a strategy structured ar...

par Franck Oulaï
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